Food display case



Nov. 10, 1931. D. c. BAUDER 1,831,698

" FOOD DISPLAY c1 sE Filed Sept. 13, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEY Nov. 10, 1931. D. c. BAUDER FOOD DISPLAY CASE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 13, 1930 ,DO lNVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 10, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT ori-"ics:

DON C. BAUDER, OF HUTCHINSON, KANSAS FOOD DISPLAY CASE Application filed September 13, 1930. SeIiaIiNo. 481,786. a

10 to of a counter.

ach section or unit of the food display case is closed on the top and three sides, leaving the side toward the waiters open for sliding in the plates and dishes containing the prepared foods. The case is so fastened upon the counter top that the waiters can reach the food very handily and readily, but the customers seated on the other side of the counter cannot reach the food to help themselves in any way but have clear sight of the food.

The structure consists of narrow brackets or frames, preferably of nickel platedmetal and said brackets are provided with grooves adapted to receive the edges of transparent sheets of glass, and each bracket is provided with a bead which is adapted to space the sheet of glass of one section or unit from the corresponding sheet of glass of the next adjacent unit. The parts are so made and assembled that the sheets of glass may be removed from the brackets and washed or cleaned and replaced.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the display case showing the same upon a counter.

Figure 2 1s a sectional view out on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view out on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional View out on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a similar view out on the line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view out on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view out on the line 7 7 of Figure 4.

Figure 8 is a top plan view of an end bracket used in the display case.

The display case consists of an end bracket- A, one or more intermediate brackets B,

and in certain instances acorner bracketQ Each of thesaid brackets includes a.standard portion 1 adapted to be secured to a counter orother support by means of screws or other securing devices 2. As shown in Figure .4 ofthe drawingsthe lower ,end of the standard. portion 1 extends belowthe top of the counter, The endibracket A is, provided atits upper edge with an arm por tion 3. which joins with a leg'portion 4. A-

bar 5 is spaced below the arm portion?) and joins with the standard 1 and leg portion 4.

The arm portion 3 is provided atits upper edge'with the trough 6 which is disposed to onesideof the said arm 3, and a flange 7 BXtGIlClSfl-IOllhd three oftheedges of the said trou h. The standard 1 and leg 4 are provied with grooves 8 which receive the edges of a sheet of glass 9, the said sheet of glass forming the end wall of the display case. The end edge portion of a top sheet 10 is received in the trough 6 and the end edge of the sheet 10 bears against the inner edge of the flange 7.

The intermediate bracket B is provided with a standard portion 11 which is secured to the edge of the counter, an arm portion 13 having a rib 14. The forward end of the arm 13 oins with a leg portion 15. The rib 14 has an upper edge portion disposed above the upper surface of the arm 13 and the lower edge portion disposed below the arm 13. The arm 13 is provided at its forward end with an upstanding flange 16 and the upper end of the standard 11 is provided with an upstanding flange 17. One end of the sheet of glass 10 is received between the flanges 16 and 17 and bears against one side of the upper portion of the rib 14.

The corner bracket O is substantially the same as the intermediate bracket B with the exception that the flanges 16 and 17 have portions disposed at right angles to each other so that the bracket C may be used at the angle of the corner of a counter.

The food display may be composed of separate units or sections, leaving space between the units for sugar bowl and salt and pepper shakers.

From the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it will be seen that a food display case of simple and attractive form is provided, and 1 that the case will effectually protect the articles of food which are being displayed upon a counter, and the parts of the case may be easily and quickly removed for cleaning and polishing.

In the modified form as shown in Figure 8 the bracket A is indicated as being-made of" wood and reference characters 3, 7 8' and 9 are applied to the same corresponding parts as shown at 3, 7, and 9 respectively in Figure 7.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

In a display case, a bracket consisting of a standard portion provided at its upper end with an upstanding flange, and having an armportion disposed at an angle to the standard portion, said arm portion having a longitudinally extending rib, part of which is located above the upper surface of the arm and part below the lower surface thereof, and a leg; portion depending from said arm portion, said leg portion being provided at its upper end with an offset flange joining with'said arm and rib the upper surfaces of said flanges lying in the same plane as that in which the upper surfaceof the rib lies.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

v DONG. BAUDER. 

